<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Google Maps JavaScript API v3 Example: Overlay Removal</title> <link href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/standard.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var map; var markersArray = []; function initialize() { var haightAshbury = new google.maps.LatLng(37.7699298, -122.4469157); var mapOptions = { zoom: 12, center: haightAshbury, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions); google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) { addMarker(event.latLng); }); } function addMarker(location) { marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: location, map: map }); markersArray.push(marker); } // Removes the overlays from the map, but keeps them in the array function clearOverlays() { if (markersArray) { for (i in markersArray) { markersArray[i].setMap(null); } } } // Shows any overlays currently in the array function showOverlays() { if (markersArray) { for (i in markersArray) { markersArray[i].setMap(map); } } } // Deletes all markers in the array by removing references to them function deleteOverlays() { if (markersArray) { for (i in markersArray) { markersArray[i].setMap(null); } markersArray.length = 0; } } </script> </head> <body onload="initialize();"> <div> <input onclick="clearOverlays();" type=button value="Clear Overlays"/> <input onclick="showOverlays();" type=button value="Show All Overlays"/> <input onclick="deleteOverlays();" type=button value="Delete Overlays"/> </div> <div id="map_canvas" style="600px; height:500px"></div> </body> </html>